Married off at 14: In Yemen’s war, women and girls suffer ‘devastating consequences’
What was announced
Safa is 14. Her mother died earlier this year. She has no brothers or sisters. And a few weeks ago, as the crisis took hold, her father married her to an elderly man, afraid that if he were killed in the hostilities, no one would be left to protect her.
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- Original: https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2026/11/1168730
- Published 2026-11-03 12:00:00 UTC
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